Primary healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cancer screening recommendation and referral in Georgia, 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cancer screening uptake in Georgia is only 13%. We aimed to assess cancer screening recommendations and referral practices among primary health care providers (PHC) and factors associated with these practices.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 2,958 doctors and nurses in PHC in November 2023, using descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses to assess the association between provider characteristics, system-level factors, and practices in recommending and referring for cancer screening.

Results

Respondents were predominantly female (95%), mean age of 57.5 years, family doctors (56%), with >20 years' work experience (60%) and rural practice (67%). Almost all (98%) reported actively recommending and referring patients for cancer screeni

SUBMITTER: Topuridze M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12646092 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature